. >> facing a packed audience president obama attended a memorial service in boston today. he delivered a message of resilience and recovery. >> they thought to intimidate us. terrorize us. it should be pretty clear by now that they picked the wrong city to do it. [applause] not here in boston. not here in boston. as you begin this long journey of recovery, we will all be with you as you learn to stand, and walk and yes, run again. of that i have no document you will run again we may momentarily knocked off our feet. we'll picower selves up. we'll keep going. we will finish the race. >>reporter: and anguish apparent on everyone from parishioners to the president as you cap see wiping tears from his eyes. hundreds of people line the street outside that church where the event was taking place. couldn't hear the president or anyone else speak. they simply stood silently in a she of support. >> also in boston first lady michelle obama dropped by the hospital today to visit 11-year-old erin little boy from martinez in the bay area had a deep thigh wound and other injuries while